We all got up early and we were greeted by the sights of Naples, Italy. From afar, it's a beautiful city...but once on land, we discovered that it's very dirty, crowded and can be unsafe (lots of pickpocketing stories were circulating by the end of the day). I also learned that the city of Naples has NO public areas....no parks! YUCK!
Our family found our way to the train station and SURPRISE! Who was on the train? Steve and Sue's family! :) So we took the very lively, sweaty and entertaining train ride to Pompeii TOGETHER.
Once there, we negotiated a tour guide for our group (Salvatore-he rocked!) and we were led through the massive ancient village of Pompeii for about 2 hours. After Salvetore was done guiding us, we wandered around on our own for another 2 hours. I can't believe how huge the city is! It's really astounding that the people were going about their every day lives one moment and the next moment, they were all dead. It was very intriguing.
After Pompeii, we went back to (sketchy) Naples to find a pizza place. Naples is, after all, the birthplace of pizza. :) We found a place way off the main streets...there were only locals there...and OH MY...it was the best pizza I've ever had. The crust was both crunchy and chewy, with just a hint of sweetness and a load of saltiness...in a good way. DELICIOUS.
After our pizza break, we found our way back to the ship through some pretty questionable neighborhoods and did our usual afternoon and evening activities: swimming, shuffleboard, mini golf, dinner, hot tubbing, reading and FINALLY, going to bed. We need our sleep to prep for our big day tomorrow: ROME. We're hitting it early and hitting it hard; we're hoping to cram pack as many sites into our short time there as possible.
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